(SLV) Silver Trust - Overview
ETF Category: Commodities Focused | Exchange: NYSE ARCA (USA) | Market Cap: 42.468m USD | Total Return: 137.7% in 12m
TER: 0.50%
Avg Turnover: 1.46B
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Leader, Tailwind
The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the spot price of silver bullion. The Trust operates as a passive investment vehicle, meaning it does not employ active management strategies to hedge against price volatility or seek alpha through market timing.
As a physically backed commodity ETF, the Trust holds silver bars in secure vaults, providing investors with exposure to the metal without the logistical requirements of physical storage or insurance. Silver serves a dual role in the global economy as both a monetary precious metal and a critical industrial component used extensively in solar panels and electronics manufacturing.
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- Fluctuations in global silver spot prices directly determine trust net asset value
- Industrial demand from solar and electronics sectors impacts physical silver supply
- Federal Reserve interest rate policy influences investor demand for precious metals
- Annual management fee of 0.50 percent creates persistent tracking error over time
- Global silver inventory levels in COMEX and LBMA vaults dictate price volatility
Over the past week, the price has changed by -10.33%, over one month by -3.06%, over three months by -0.21% and over the past year by +137.73%.
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